Aditi Rao Hydari recreates gajagamini walk at Cannes in floral dress and sneakers, watch

Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi Rao Hydari is currently in Cannes. This marks her second time at the Cannes Film Festival representing the brand L'Oreal. For her first appearance this season, the actress opted for a floral summer dress. She also shared some BTS fun from her photoshoot on her Instagram stories The actress along with two of her two members recreated her viral Gajagamini walk from 'Heeramandi'.

If you are not living under a rock, you might have definitely come across Aditi's gajagamini walk from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's recently released Netflix series 'Heeramandi'. On the show, Adii played the role of a courtesan. For one of her performances, she does the gajgamini, a walk of seduction. Netizens have been lauding Aditi for the walk that has gone viral on social media.

At Cannes, Aditi recreated the walk while dressed in a floral outfit and white sneakers. Sharing the clip on her social media handle, Aditi wrote, "#lorealparisindia #Cannes2024 Walking into Cannes like." Watch it here:

After her walk from the series went viral, Aditi spoke about it crediting Bhansali for his vision. She said that she did not know about gajagamini walk until it was explained to her by the filmmaker. "It was what Sanjay sir asked me to do. I followed Sanjay sir and what he told me. I know in Kathak there is Mayur chaal (peacock walk), then there is Gajagamini (walk of seduction), but I am sure it is in all the dance forms. But, I don't know, I should find out. Whatever I see on Instagram, reel upon reel, the whole viral nature of that tukda (piece) is so overwhelming. He (Sanjay) is very good at spotting magic on the spot and he created a lot of nuances in the process. He said that he wanted that dupatta to fall on a particular beat, the head to turn and the ‘chann' (sound of the ghungroo) to come exactly on the beat, so it was all his thought and his creation," she said in an interview with India Today.

She further added, " Also, when I had put on the Ghagra, Sanjay Sir told me that I had put on weight. I asked him to give me 10 days since it was post Covid. He said, ‘No you look beautiful. Let's shoot.' I really value that. That's why I say he is an incredible teacher."

Aditi plays the character of courtesan Bibbojaan in 'Heeramandi', who is the elder daughter of Mallikajaan portrayed by Manisha Koirala. The series is based on the Indian independence movement of the 1920s-40s.